. >> alex rodrigez. >> although alex rodrigez was eager to get back in his uniform, his debut began with the relentless booing from the crowd. while questions are being raised if he's more of a distraction than an asset. and baseball fans around the country are outraged about his turn. the media is livid about his announcement that he's appealing his suspension. newspapers slammed him, calling him a dope and dammed yankee. what a bum. remember the mlb disciplined these other 12 players yesterday, but rodrigez is the only one appealing his suspension, which is far worse than the others. joining me are former major leaguers harold reynolds and billy ripken. welcome to the show. >> thank you. thanks for having us, appreciate it. >> i'll ask you both this question, harold, i'll start with you, he almost has to appeal this because he's 38 years old, 211 games, you wouldn't put on a uniform again until 2015. >> you're right. you look at it from alex's perspective, at 38 he doesn't play ever again if you put him in this situation, where he just says, i'll take the 211 games. you can't sit out t